I’m considering shooting my next film on a DSLR still camera with video capabilities. By now you’ve heard of the famous weekend video shot by Vincent Laforet, “Reverie,” and how visually stunning it is. Since I saw the video I imagined shooting an indie film on this camera.
Canon 5D Mark II DSLR
When I first brought up the idea (2007) to my (then) producing partner, he remarked that everyone would laugh at us as professionals if they saw us using that camera. Now, it seems, 1 out of 10 no budget indie films are using the Canon 5D Mark II to shoot shorts and features. I guess I was a little ahead of my time.
The camera is especially strong in low light conditions, a condition that is indicative of 85% of the intended footage for my next film, a horror thriller called Shadowkeeper. The key is using the right lenses. So, when I heard on Twitter that the folks at BH Photo Video had written an article about DSLR cameras, lenses and the indie filmmaker I was happy to add a link to it here.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Zeiss-Optics.jsp
Tags: canon EOS 5D Mark II, dslr, Filmmaking, reverie, zeiss lenses
